Resources

Patent and Trademark related sites

US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) home page - http://www.uspto.gov

US patent and application status (PAIR) - http://portal.uspto.gov/external/portal/pair

World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) home page - http://www.wipo.int/portal/index.html.en

European Patent Office - http://www.european-patent-office.org

Japanese Patent Office - http://www.jpo.go.jp

Information on international IP offices and law firms - http://www.piperpat.com
 

Searching sites

USPTO patent and published application search - http://www.uspto.gov/patft/index.html

US and foreign patent and published application search - http://ep.espacenet.com
(also obtain free full copies of published US and foreign patents and applications)

Recent Federal Circuit opinions - http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/courts/fed.html
 
Government

FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) - http://www.fda.gov/cder/

EPA substance registry system - http://www.epa.gov/srs/
(search chemical abstracts service (CAS) registry numbers)

 

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